Avionics
Avionics Sales Soar 14% in First-half 2019, Says AEA
Business and general aviation aircraft electronic sales climbed 14 percent year-over-year, to just more than $1.5 billion, in the first six months.
General and business aviation avionics sales climbed by more than 5 percent in the third quarter, to about $1.7 billion. Retrofits—such as this Garmin G5000 upgrade in a Cessna Citation XLS at Elliott Aviation—accounted for 54 percent of that total. (Photo: Elliott Aviation)
General and business aviation avionics sales climbed by more than 5 percent in the third quarter, to about $1.7 billion. Retrofits—such as this Garmin G5000 upgrade in a Cessna Citation XLS at Elliott Aviation—accounted for 54 percent of that total. (Photo: Elliott Aviation)

Business and general aviation aircraft electronics sales climbed 14 percent year-over-year, to just more than $1.5 billion, in the first six months, according to data released yesterday by the Aircraft Electronics Association. Forward-fit avionics installations jumped 26.9 percent, to nearly $712.554 million, while retrofit sales increased by 4 percent, to almost $794.340 million.

“Avionics sales for general and business aviation have now seen an increase in year-over-year sales for 10 straight quarters,” said AEA president and CEO Mike Adamson. “In addition to the ADS-B workload, our AEA member repair stations continue to report an increasing number of full-panel retrofits with new electronic flight displays and digital autopilots, as well as continued interest with in-flight connectivity solutions.”